Sir,—Mr. R. Hughes contends that nine out of ten men in the community are in favour of boxing contests. He might have added that at least half the women of the ...
Article : 106 wordsTo-day.—Melbourne Gun Club meeting, at North Brighton. Saturday.—Mentone races; Moorefield (N.S.W.) races; Melbourne Gun Club meeting, at North ...
Article : 44 wordsThe grain markets yesterday showed firmness, owing partly to certain requirements for prompt delivery. Wheat has been influenced slightly by this cause, ...
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Article : 893 wordsThe steepleehaser Squirm, who was sent to Bacchus Marsh for a short spell during the week, is now owned by Mr. E. Mainfold. ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 529 wordsSir,—Mr. W. R. Bell in his second letter to you says:— "To Mr. Richard Hughes I would only say that if every nine men in the community are blind. ...
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Article : 317 wordsWheat.—The market is firm in tone, and, owing to a little demand of a special character, a slight advance has been obtained for wheat available for prompt ...
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Article : 436 wordsSir,—In to-day's issue "A Jackal" states that Mr. Deakin and Mr. Reid, and other great statesmen, were not "raised" on prizefighting. Can he instance any who were ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 138 wordsThe polo match between Melbourne and Camperdown will start at half-past 3 p.m. to-morrow afternoon at Kooyong ground. The Melbourne Polo Club will be represented by Dr. A. Norman ...
Article : 68 wordsThe council meeting of the Victorian Junior Cricket Association is postponed from Friday until the return of the general secretary from Sydney. ...
Article : 31 wordsSir,—The reputation and popularity of prize-fighters is usually like the short-lived plant-life in the gutters—poor weeds that a storm soon washes away. The whims of ...
Article : 224 wordsWELLINGTON, Thursday.—Otago beat Hawkes Bay by 191 runs. ...
Article : 16 wordsThe managers report:— New Dempsey's, Gaffney's Creek, 5th.—No. 5 level to 168ft.; fresh splice ston[?] making footwall side; now 9in. wide; good; 3ft. of crushing ...
Article : 60 wordsThe positions of winning clubs in the two premierships of the Victorian Rowing Association to date are as follows:—Senior.—Nagambie, 20; Mercantile, 10; Footscray, 8; South Melbourne, 4; ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 178 wordsThough the market was not quite so active, the leading stocks maintained their firmer rates. Buyers offered up to 8/6 for COLLMANN and TACCHI, but without success. Owing to a slight ...
Article : 873 wordsThe regulation of the size of fruit-cases was the subject of legislation in December, 1906, and growers were by the Fruit Case Act of that year allowed two years in ...
Article : 216 wordsAdditional Interest will be lent to the eightmile swin down the Yarra by the Richmond club to-morrow by the fact that Miss Ruby Boobier, the champion lady swimmer, will also swim the ...
Article : 38 wordsThe second of the semi-final games in connection with this tourney, postponed from Saturday last, took place yesterday on the City green, Flagstaff-gardens, the respective rinks being those ...
Article : 124 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—A Homebush to-day 60,000 sheep and lambs were penned. The sheep comprised a large proportion of medium and useful quality merino wethers and ewes, with a ...
Article : 259 wordsSir,—Much has been written, both for and against prize-fighting, and, while desiring to sec all evidence of brutality eliminated therefrom. I fail to see what appreciable ...
Article : 371 wordsTea.—There has been an active demand for all grades of Ceylon tea, and sales of about 500 packages are reported at prices ranging up to 1/2 for choice. With regard ...
Article : 1,480 wordsMr. Skinner, of Sydney, has designed a new net post for use on all courts. The post is so made that the net and wire cord arc folded into the post and locked up, so that when not in use the net is ...
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Detailed lists, results, guides : 881 wordsDalgety and Co. Ltd., Melbourne, will offer, at their opening sale of the New Year, on Monday next 11th inst., a large and representative catalogue of about 5,000 bales of wool, included in ...
Article : 212 wordsA novel programme of sport will be presented at the Flemington Running-grounds this evening, when foot-racing and boxing will take place by electric light. Proceedings will open at 8 o'clock ...
Article : 69 wordsThe Melbourne Gun Club will resume its weekly meetings this afternoon, when a programme of pigeon shooting will be disposed of. The leading event is a 5/ sweepstake, with £10 added by the ...
Article : 46 wordsSYDNEY, Thursday.—At to-day's wool sales 7,532 bales were catalogued, and 7,986 sold at auction and privately. The market closed firm, with prices quite equal to the best of the week, ...
Article : 59 wordsJohn M'Grath, licensee of the Builders* Arms Hotel, Cardigan-street, Carlton, was before the District Court yesterday on a charge of Sunday trading on December 6. ...
Article : 168 wordsSir,—I am not a pugilist by any means, but simply a lover of the noble art of selfdefence, and, being one of the numerous spectators at the recent boxing contest in ...
Article : 414 wordsMelbourne Wool Brokers' Association (Goldsbrough, Mort. and Co. Ltd., Australian Mortgage, Land, and Finance Co. Ltd., New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Co. Ltd., Dalgety and Co. ...
Article : 405 wordsFrom December 3 to December 30 inclusive a total quantity of 30,20[?] tons of ore has been treated, being 19,973 tons from the Mount Lyell mine and 10,232 tons from the North Mount Lyell ...
Article : 252 wordsAt the Prahran court yesterday before Mr. Keogh, P.M., and Messrs. Hyslop and Phipps J.P.'s, a young man named Ernest Hill, of 10 Murphy-street was charged with being on the ...
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The Argus (Melbourne, Vic. : 1848 - 1957), Fri 8 Jan 1909, Page 8
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